Sentences with phrase «parents keep children in schools»

No government should tax parents to support an education system and then dictate parents keep children in schools that aren't working for them.

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The evangelical Alabama parents, unlike the fundamentalist Tennessee parents, have no desire to remove their children from the public schools; they wish consistently to have a cultureshaping role — not to keep themselves from the world, as fundamentalists do in many ways.

Many teachers are very good about responding to parents» and students» email questions, and if your child has to miss school, he or she can stay in touch with his teachers electronically to keep up - to - date on assignments and reading homework.

It's quite another story if a typically - developing child in middle school or high school needs his parents to help him keep track of his schoolwork.

Throughout this process, Paul urges parents to keep the child in mind and to form a collaborative relationship with the school.

She has conducted numerous parenting workshops around the country on topics such as keeping kids safe from predators («live» and Internet), bullying, cyberbullying, raising nonviolent kids, sexting, anger management in kids, coping with back to school angst, how to avoid spoiling your kid, shaken baby syndrome, how to be a positive role model, teaching children how to be charitable, finding family time, girls and puberty, grand - parenting, holiday etiquette, traveling with kids, how to limit spending on your kids (particularly during the holidays), Halloween safety and money management.

* Positive Discipline * Positive Discipline for Developing Capable People * Building Self - Esteem through Positive Discipline * Keys to Developing Self - Reliance: A Gift to Our Children * The Significant Seven: Life Skills for Adults and Youth * Positive Discipline: Practical Application * Why Children Misbehave and What to Do About It * Parenting Teenagers: · Empowering Teenagers — and Yourself in the Process * Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way: * Classroom Management: Shared Responsibility through Class Meetings: Eliminating your Role as a disciplinarian (The Kids Can Do It Better Anyway) * Positive Discipline in the Classroom (two - day training on class meetings) * We've Got to Keep Meeting Like This (teacher in - service on class meetings) * School Administrators: Positive Discipline in the Classroom (two - day training with Bill Scott, principal of Birney Elementary School)

often the parents are very frustrated from trying unsuccessfully to fix this problem while keeping their child in school.

Plans crafted under the 504 plan umbrella also may help parents teach their children how to manage their own medical conditions, and they can help parents explain to school personnel what their children can and can not do for themselves with respect to keeping safe from allergens in a school setting.

To help ease the transition from summertime fun to school time excitement, here are a few tips and suggestions to keep in mind to promote a favorable experience for parents and children:

School - based health centers work hard to keep parents in the loop about their children's health.

Parents supporting the Let Our Kids Be Kids campaign have complained of a damaging culture of over-testing and keeping their children off school for the day in a protest.

«The board member who spoke such disgusting words presents a danger to the children at Buffalo Public Schools and I will keep saying that in the clearest, loudest voice possible until he is removed from this board,» said Rachel Dominquez, concerned parent.

Browne said previous research by the IFS showed the allowance was effective in keeping 16 - to 18 - year - olds in school, especially those of non-working parents, while child benefit for people higher up the income scale was unlikely to have the same effect.

Driven by anger at education reforms included in this year's state budget, there's a movement afoot in Albany to encourage parents to keep their children home from school, rather than sit for state tests.

However, Dr Anthony Seldon, headaster at Wellington College, believes that many parents will fight to keep their children in these schools.

«The root causes are that we reach our children too late, that we don't keep them in school long enough each day, that we don't make sure that the very best teachers stay in the teaching profession, that we don't engage our parents in a systematic way to help uplift their children,» he said.

Fall parent conferences at my 7 - 8 grade middle school were completed, and a number parents had asked to be kept in the loop regarding learning issues that concerned their children.

«To be effective,» says Hill, a leading scholar on parenting and adolescent achievement, «parents» strategies for staying involved in their children's education need to keep pace with the developmental changes that happen in the middle school years.

Parents, especially those who work outside of the home, have long days on the job, often exhausting commutes, and frequent challenges to keep the house in order AND keep an eye on what's happening in their child's school,» Ellis wrote for MSNBC.com.

This is reassuring, in that it justifies the decision of many parents to keep their children in charter schools once they are there; the disruptive effects of moving between schools would make the return to a traditional public school counterproductive.

Teaching our children to keep themselves safe is second nature for parents, so why bother teaching it in schools?

In a similar incident in Sacramento, Calif., a group of parents at one of the city's schools also kept their children home last week because a 4 - year - old child with a herpes - related virus was admitted to a special - education class in the schooIn a similar incident in Sacramento, Calif., a group of parents at one of the city's schools also kept their children home last week because a 4 - year - old child with a herpes - related virus was admitted to a special - education class in the schooin Sacramento, Calif., a group of parents at one of the city's schools also kept their children home last week because a 4 - year - old child with a herpes - related virus was admitted to a special - education class in the schooin the school.

But policymakers should keep in mind that parents may be the best judges of whether a specific school is a good fit for their child — an environment that will keep the student engaged through graduation and increase the likelihood that he or she will attend college.

George Charles, spokesperson for www.VoucherCodesPro.co.uk <http://www.VoucherCodesPro.co.uk >, made the following comments: «Whilst schools are having to keep up with the times, in which technology plays a key role, it's not fair to expect parents to be able to afford a computer, a printer and more in order for their children to be able to succeed at school.

Many children enjoy being creative in the classroom, and the pride they feel in bringing their finished works home to display; parents meanwhile have the joy of something they can keep for life, that will remind them of their children's school days.

The research follows a protest last week where some parents kept their children from attending school for a day in a demonstration against primary tests in England.

Thousands of parents in England are set to keep their children off school for a day, as part of the «Let Our Kids Be Kids» campaign protesting the introduction of tougher new Sats.

The news comes as thousands of parents have kept their children off school in order to protest against the difficulty of the new assessments, as part of the Let Our Kids Be Kids Campaign.

The coordinators said in all the programs parents who opted for a «choice school» over a neighborhood school were better educated and supervised their children's schoolwork more closely, compared to parents who kept their children in the neighborhood school.

Notably, she tells parents, «Stay tuned to what is going on in your child's school and district, and fight to keep the «good stuff» in the school day.»

The Summit has become an integral part of schools» calendar and it's a vital way of ultimately communicating to parents and carers ways in which to keep their children safe in this the digital world.

«We hope Link will provide a flexible and versatile connection between home and school, to ensure that all parents are kept informed of their child's progress, and in turn, help the child to feel better support in their learning.

to the extent feasible and consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this subdivision, keep a homeless child or youth in the school of origin except when doing so is contrary to the wishes of the child's or youth's parent or guardian; and

As teachers and schools increasingly engage parents in testing, measuring, and most importantly assessment, here are suggestions to keep in mind when communicating with parents about their children's progress:

Abigail Ramirez was one of more than 80 children kept out of downtown's Ninth Street School by Latino parents Tuesday in a protest against bilingual education, and she wanted to talk about why.

In this model, the standards - based assessments serve as an end - of - year quality check that parents can use to inform a decision to choose a different school for their child or to keep him or her in the same schooIn this model, the standards - based assessments serve as an end - of - year quality check that parents can use to inform a decision to choose a different school for their child or to keep him or her in the same schooin the same school.

That means school choice can «sort» children into different types of schools: the most informed and committed parents colonise the better ones, which may then rely on their reputations to keep their position in the pecking order.

Perhaps more importantly, they can work to keep parents involved in their child's education and school activities during the middle school years so that they are comfortable «coming to school» and confident that their involvement makes a difference in their child's academic success.

Numbers of parents have kept their children off school for the day in a protest about primary tests in England.

With her economist's logic, she wondered why parents would keep their children in charter schools, which are a breeze to walk away from, if their kids were performing poorly?

There is a glaring flaw in Choice that will directly affect parents who choose to keep their children in public schools.

By embracing the tests — which are designed to measure students» knowledge of the more rigorous standards — college officials are at odds with many parents who have protested their use in schools and kept their children out of the exams.

Students are more likely to fall behind in academic performance if their parents do not participate in school events, develop a working relationship with their child's educators, or keep up with what is happening in their child's school;

These include: The Undereducation of American Youth, a study of the 16 - to 24 - year - old population in the 50 states; The Answer: Valuing Youth in Schools and Families, which presents strategies for communities, educators and parents working to keep young people in school and to educate those who have dropped out; and Hispanic Families as Valued Partners: An Educator's Guide, which provides background information about minority families and recommendations for involving them in their children's sSchools and Families, which presents strategies for communities, educators and parents working to keep young people in school and to educate those who have dropped out; and Hispanic Families as Valued Partners: An Educator's Guide, which provides background information about minority families and recommendations for involving them in their children's schoolsschools.

Some Detroit Public Schools parents are planning to keep their children home today, which is Count Day, to protest and highlight problems in the school district.

Wall Street Journal commentary by Meir Statman, Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, and Linda Herman, author of the book «Parents to the End: How Baby Boomers Can Parent for Peace of Mind, Foster Responsibility in Their Adult Children, and Keep Their Hard - Earned Money»

They wring their hands about having some of the most segregated public schools in the country — both by race and income — then keep quiet about neighborhood unzoned schools, where middle - class parents send their children in order to avoid failing public schools.

Parents from the virtual high school in this study were regularly kept informed when their child was not keeping pace with the lessons, so parents could build strong and meaningful connections to their child's education and build positive relationships with the school and tParents from the virtual high school in this study were regularly kept informed when their child was not keeping pace with the lessons, so parents could build strong and meaningful connections to their child's education and build positive relationships with the school and tparents could build strong and meaningful connections to their child's education and build positive relationships with the school and teacher.

Instead, we, as parents, have found our own extra-curricular activities for our child, mostly corporate - sponsored and parent - sponsored, but keep our child in public schools, trying to get the best of both worlds.